Anderson Silva To Retire From MMA After UFC Contract Is Complete, Will Box Roy Jones Jr.

by Kelvin Hunt on Jul 28, 2009 11:42 PM EDT in News Comment 6 comments

UFC MW Champ Anderson Silva

"It is undoubted that I will face Roy Jones. We have talked too much, have signed some contracts and we want to make it the sooner the better. It’s not for money or spotlight, it’s for my desire. Before that UFC is my focus. Dana treats me very well, as do all the staff of the organization. However I have to search what is better for myself. The UFC middleweight champion says he is "very satisfied with my results [in the UFC] and I want to continue this way until the end of my contract".

Stating that he will retire when the contract is completed, he explained the thinking behind his decision to Gazeta de Povo.

"I have other projects and wish to get closer to my children," he said. "Maybe I will open a school in Curitiba to give the opportunity to students and friends and pass them my experiences of fighting as a coach.

Anderson Silva has 4 fights remaining on his UFC contract including the UFC 101 matchup with Forrest Griffin. So provided this is true, Silva may be able to fight one more time in 2009. Which would leave 2 more MMA fights in 2010, which means the fight with RJJ couldn't take place until at least the end of 2010 or early 2011 at the earliest. Anderson Silva has gone from one of the most heralded fighters in MMA, to one of the most criticized after his last two fights. Would you be interested in watching a RJJ/Anderson Silva boxing match if it happened a year or so from now?

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GSP vs Silva before the contract ends.

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by _Felix_ on Jul 28, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

THIS

GSP vs Silva before the contract ends.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jul 28, 2009 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It bugs me a little that Silva is so hell bent on this fight. Don’t get me wrong, I think he should be able to do it, but given that his contract prevents him from doing it is a bit of a problem. That, coupled with the fact that his contract will be immediately extended unless he loses (or retires outright) the title means he’s going to keep fighting for a long time.

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by -Neil- on Jul 29, 2009 1:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

wish he was that hell bent on putting on decent fights against Cote and Leites…..not like they were all that dangerous to a guy that can fight at 205 lbs…..what a joke. so much potential and he’s wasted it by not being focused and jerking around with guys that he should have decimated….Cote was coming at him the whole time, he’s a counter fighter….and after Leites…what? talking about boxing RJJ who hasn’t looked 1/5 of what he was in his glory days….and now dresses up as Capt. Hook to promote his fight with Jeff Lacy……file Anderson under “wasted potential of someone who could have been a true legend”…..i have zero interest in anything he does now.

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by theworldsoldestsport on Jul 29, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs